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Has anyone seen this hop anywhere? Just heard about it, It is a new variety that will only be released for homebrew for 2 years! Commercial brewers dont get it.
 
This is the only place I have been able to find it for sale online, but it turns out is is a pre-sale. They indicate it will be available "sometime this summer. I'm hoping I can ask my LHBS to bring it in for me.
 
100 1oz packets showed up at my local homebrew shop last week, of which I got 5. This stuff smells amazing and I'll be using it for dry hop in the batch I'm brewing this weekend.
 
Yeah I got some at my lhbs. I started an IPA test batch with this hop 8 days ago. It smelled ^great^ when I opened the package for the 10 min. addition. I bittered with US Magnum.

Here's the recipe:

HOME BREW RECIPE:
Title: HBC 438 Test
Author: Jig Head Brewing Co.

Brew Method: All Grain
Style Name: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 8 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.042
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)

STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.061
Final Gravity: 1.014
ABV (standard): 6.11%
IBU (tinseth): 45.31
SRM (morey): 11.27

FERMENTABLES:
11 lb - American - Pilsner (78.6%)
1 lb - German - CaraMunich I (7.1%)
1 lb - Belgian - Munich (7.1%)
1 lb - American - Caramel / Crystal 40L (7.1%)

HOPS:
0.5 oz - US Magnum, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.3, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 22.9
1 oz - HBC 438, Type: Pellet, AA: 16.6, Use: Aroma for 10 min, IBU: 22.41
2 oz - HBC 438, Type: Pellet, AA: 16.6, Use: Dry Hop for 8 days

MASH GUIDELINES:
1) Infusion, Temp: 156 F, Time: 60 min, Amount: 24 qt, full body mash
2) Sparge, Temp: 168 F, Time: 10 min, Mashout
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb

YEAST:
White Labs - San Diego Super Yeast WLP090
Starter: Yes
Form: Liquid
Attenuation (avg): 79.5%
Flocculation: Med-High
Optimum Temp: 65 - 68 F
Fermentation Temp: 66 F
Pitch Rate: 0.75 (M cells / ml / deg P)

NOTES:
Target 10 SRM, .84 bu/gu, ABV 6.6%

Use hard water
 
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